Recycling is required in Prince William County. Owners of apartment and condominium properties must establish a recycling system, and haulers must collect newspapers, cardboard, mixed paper, #1 and #2 plastic bottles/jugs/jars, and metal food and beverage cans.
Under Chapter 22 of the County Code, recycling is mandatory countywide. Owners of apartments and condominium properties are required to establish a recycling system and to arrange collection of recyclables including newspapers, cardboard, mixed paper, #1 and #2 plastic bottles, jugs and jars, and metal food and beverage cans (Sec. 22-170). Property management must notify residents of collection schedules and separation requirements within 10 days of a tenant's arrival and annually thereafter (Sec. 22-172). Plastic shopping bags are not accepted in recycling, and glass must go to designated drop-off locations rather than mixed collection.
Failure by apartment/condo owners to establish a compliant recycling system, or by haulers to collect the required materials, is a Chapter 22 violation enforced by the Solid Waste Division.
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Backyard composting is allowed in Prince William County. There is no permit for a residential compost pile, but it must be kept so it does not create odor, a...
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Prince William County has no ordinance banning or specifically regulating residential artificial turf. Synthetic lawns are generally allowed, but they cannot...
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Prince William County actively favors native trees and woodland conservation in its landscaping standards. Development landscape plans must preserve native w...
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Rainwater harvesting is legal in Prince William County and, as a riparian state, Virginia places no ownership limit on captured rain. Rain barrels are unregu...
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Prince William County sets no permanent lawn-watering schedule. Virginia is a riparian (not scheduled-irrigation) water state, so day-of-week limits appear o...
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Weeds over 12 inches tall are prohibited on developed residential and commercial lots of two acres or less. The rule is enforced by Neighborhood Services und...
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